# wgrib2: -Match_inv

## Introduction

The -Match_inv option is identical to
-match_inv except the "d=YYYYMMDDHH" and
"D=YYYYMMDDHHmmss" fields are swapped in the inventories.
The wgrib2api uses -Match_inv option to create
its inventories.

Wgrib2 inventories can be used as index files and as metadata
to create grib files. For index files, the -match_inv
makes a fine index file as it exposes a number of important parameters
that you may want to search upon. The problem with using these
files for metadata for creating grib files is that it uses a reference
time of "d=YYYYMMDDHH". Some applications require a reference time
that includes minutes (mm). The -Match_inv option
uses a reference time of "D=YYYYMMDDmmss" which solves this problem.

## Usage

```
-Match_inv
```

See also:
[-match_inv](./match_inv.md),
[-set_metadata](./set_metadata.md),

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> Description: inv same as -match_inv except d=YYYYMMDDHH <-> D=YYYYMMDDHHmmss

_Docs derived from <https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/wgrib2/Match_inv.html>_
